Objective: The aim of this study was performed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility in obese women in Isfahan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test trial with follow-up. The study population was all of the obese women in Isfahan in 2014 (BMI≥30).the sample of study was selected by conveni...

Background: Irisin is a myokine suggested to exert anti-obesity benefits. On the other hand, paraxonase-1 (PON 1) one of most important free radical scavenging enzymes and among main protectors lipoproteins against oxidizing compounds. This study aimed evaluate effect 8 weeks concurrent training on serum levels irisin, PON 1, lipid profile, insulin resistance in men with metabolic syndrome. Met...

This study examined the effectiveness of Telegram social network on the writing performance of adult English as foreign language (EFL) learners at intermediate level. To achieve this, Oxford Quick Placement Test (2004) was administered to 46 EFL learners at Zaban-e No language institute in Talesh, Iran. Those who met the selection criterion, i.e., performed one standard deviation above and belo...

BACKGROUND Although antithrombotic therapies with aspirin, dipyridamole, and heparin have decreased thrombo-occlusive events, they have not abolished these complications. Endovascular mechanical support, first reported by Dotter in 1969, has been proposed as a means to reduce both acute and chronic vessel closure by providing a supporting framework for the disrupted and sometimes dissected arte...

in aim of this research was to investigate the effect of a decrease in the number of practice sessions and an increase in exercise intensity on aerobic and anaerobic power, body fat percentage, and body mass index. 80 subjects (average age: 20.2±1.53 years and height: 160.18±5.43cm) were divided into 4 groups (3 experimental groups and one control group). the experimental groups exercised with ...

P a t i e n t s 65 patients ≥ 50 years of age (mean age 67 y, 58% women) with chronic insomnia (> 6 mo) who had impaired daytime functioning or mood disturbances, had been taking a benzodiazepine nightly for ≥ 3 months, and were unable to refrain from taking a hypnotic for fear of poor sleep, or reported sleep efficiency (total sleep time/time in bed × 100) < 80% over a 2-week period. Exclusion...

purpose: this study aimed to investigate the effect of sports activities on behavioral-emotional problems of students with intellectual disability. methods: research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and the control group. the study population consisted of all students with intellectual disability in farashband city, iran who were studying in 2013. the sample comprised ...